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- Release Date: 1991
- Runtime: 98 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Sachiko Murase, Hisashi Igawa, Narumi Kayashima, Tomoko Otakara ... see all
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Plot: An elderly woman living in Nagasaki Japan takes care of her four grandchildren for their summer vacation. They learn about the atomic bomb that fell in 1945, and how it... Read more
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Chicago Reader
he's still the master, despite the mixed evidence of his two previous films.....From the Chicago Reader A beautiful reminder from octogenarian Akira Kurosawa.... ... Full Review
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Rhapsody in August
deseretnews.com –
2009-03-22
Immediately after its premiere more than a year ago at the Cannes Film Festival, Akira Kurosawa's "Rhapsody in August" caused quite a furor, especially among the American contingent. ... Full Article
Kurosawa's lovely meditation on the nature of American-Japanese relations could not come at a better time. While casting about for villains this election year, the present administration has hit upon the Japanese. ... Full Article